My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1112: Heavenly Sovereign's Extermination Strategy

Following a short instant of uncertainty, a deep feeling of danger surged up immediately after.

"What in this world could prompt the folks from the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance to respond so quickly and in unison... It's the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor!"

Li Fan's mind whirled rapidly.

"The demise of a Dharma-Transmitter alerting the Immortal Ancestor makes sense. Yet why would He decide to team up with the Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign?"

Li Fan's eyebrows knitted tightly together.

Given the Immortal Ancestor's power, the moment He met the Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign, He would surely spot his background right away.

The Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign aimed to use a body to bring back his soul and resurrect the swallowed world; plus, based on earlier reports, the Immortal Ancestor cared deeply about the Xuanhuang Realm... Their stances clashed almost completely.

Still, judging by the present circumstances, it looked like they'd struck some sort of deal in no time at all.

"Did He get played around with and end up furious? Or is there a more hidden motive?"

He moved swiftly, cutting ties with the puppets carrying out missions in the Xuanhuang Realm right then. His last order to them was to destroy themselves.

Meanwhile, he deployed a formation to block the gateway between the Spiritwood Realm and the Xuanhuang Realm. The route to the Dark Realm got shut down temporarily too.

He intended to stay hidden for now.

Even though Li Fan could trigger the world-ending setup right away, the top priority was that, with the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor watching closely, the decoy puppets heading to the Immortal Ruins and pulling the immortals' focus inside might not even manage to leave the Xuanhuang Realm.

Despite the decoy puppets having the shield of dark power and arrays, the Immortal Ancestor wasn't someone to take lightly. Li Fan lacked assurance that he could pull off the plan directly under His watch.

Confronted by this sudden twist, Li Fan stayed composed even as he felt startled.

"I've got loads of time left. I won't buy that these two can keep an eye out endlessly. You can't stay on guard against crooks every single day forever."

"Plus, to Them, I'm probably seen as nothing more than a small-time plotter stirring up fights inside and gaining from the mess. It's doubtful They'd figure out my real plot for destroying the world."

"Just need to grab the right moment..."

With such ideas in mind, Li Fan slowly settled his nerves.

He abruptly remembered the last sight he'd caught via the True Immortal's leftover form just before.

"That Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign, formed from white mist. Who would've thought it could clash head-on with the massive wave of dark power... He holds real power that endangers the Xuanhuang Realm. Maybe that's part of why the Immortal Ancestor opted to work with him."

A fresh idea hit Li Fan.

"Those white mist walls started showing up in the Xuanhuang Realm once the huge disaster hit. Outwardly, they stretch across the skies and lands, splitting the regions. Actually, they act as the glue binding the Xuanhuang Realm to the eaten world."

"And that white mist ties subtly to the Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign. Viewed this way, it appears the Immortal Ancestor and the Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign probably crossed paths earlier. That accounts for their fast agreement."

On the Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign's actual identity, Li Fan harbored a few guesses. The Heavenly Doctor ranked among them.

Hailing from a different cultivation world, treating realms like human forms, flipping death to life. From any angle, he matched the profile spot-on.

Besides, in this life, the Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign reached Dao attainment a bit quicker than before, probably since Li Fan took over the [Mending Heaven Record] and fixed the secret troubles for the Cloudwater Heavenly Palace's folks in his place.

Linking this to the Heavenly Doctor's past actions with Tia Jue, Tian Yu, and the rest, it was nearly confirmed that the Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign connected somehow to the Heavenly Doctor. Even if not him directly, their bond was surely deep.

The Heavenly Doctor popped up and disappeared like a elusive dragon. Similar to the Immortal Ancestor, he roamed the void by himself, drifting through the Darkest Star Sea to hunt down leftover bits of cultivation worlds and strengthen Xuanhuang.

Since their previous goodbye, he hadn't reached out to Li Fan once more. Li Fan, of course, wouldn't bother contacting the Heavenly Doctor first. On top of that, he'd tapped the Faceless True Immortal's might to hide from the other's senses.

"At my present power level, whatever goal I chase, it's bound to cross paths with beings like the Immortal Ancestor and the Heavenly Doctor. This stems from the Xuanhuang Realm shrinking to just a fragment of what it was."

"Sure, I know precious little about them still, but luckily... They understand even less about me."

Li Fan's eyes held deep insight: "Yes, there's a power divide, but since I plot against True Immortals without fear, how could I back down from them? It's just about holding steady for the moment."

...

Even with the Spiritwood Realm fully locked down, Li Fan kept track of everything happening in the Xuanhuang Realm.

For one, via the Tianxuan Mirror's core, he eavesdropped on the cultivators' casual talks. For another, he naturally pulled info from the Dharma-Transmitter Zhou.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, did something huge go down in the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance? That top alert bell, and earlier, I couldn't even get through to you..."

Dharma-Transmitter Zhou's voice held a trace of resignation: "One of our fellow Dharma-Transmitters has perished."

Li Fan put on a show of total astonishment, then quickly asked for more. Dharma-Transmitter Zhou provided a basic rundown of what led to it.

"I'd suspected for ages that this so-called True Immortal remnant was a snare. But I never dreamed the force lurking behind it could take down a Dharma-Transmitter?" Li Fan's expression brimmed with disbelief.

"Did you nab the real mastermind pulling strings? Got any clues?" Li Fan tossed in offhand.

Dharma-Transmitter Zhou shook her head, skipping any deep answer.

Li Fan didn't push, saying gravely instead: "I'll pass this news along to the Federation of All Worlds too. If I uncover anything, I'll let you know straight away."

"Thanks ahead of time then," Dharma-Transmitter Zhou answered half-heartedly, as if expecting nothing from Li Fan's end.

Once the link broke, Li Fan started mulling over possible fall guys.

But even after straining his mind, across the huge Xuanhuang Realm, only a handful had the might to pull off what Li Fan managed.

"The other candidates who match, like the Five Elders Association or the Taiyan Sect, pinning it on them wouldn't be simple. Push too hard, and I'd just reveal myself."

Li Fan sighed to himself, learning a point: "I lack sufficient backup personas still. If I'd had one more identity now, I could've set it up to blame myself and lift suspicion off me. Gotta focus on that going forward."

Not even Li Fan, who boasted of his sharp wits, could devise a sharper plan than simply biding time till the chaos died down in this bind.

The core issue lay in how, this life, he'd rashly stepped into the True Immortal's trap and couldn't swiftly return to [Truth]. So everything he tried felt limited and unsure.

However, bolting to the Dark Realm's depths for a rushed [Truth] activation didn't appeal to Li Fan either.

...

"Circumstances overpower individuals. No matter the plots or twists one pulls, moments arrive when options vanish."